diff --git a/suricata.yaml.in b/suricata.yaml.in
index 4f0d176941..73d1086ed5 100644
--- a/suricata.yaml.in
+++ b/suricata.yaml.in
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ pattern-matcher:
 
 defrag:
   trackers: 65535 # number of defragmented flows to follow
-  max-frags: 65535 # number of fragments per-flow
+  max-frags: 65535 # number of fragments to keep (higher than trackers)
   prealloc: yes
   timeout: 60